VIDEO: Diego Lopez denies Higuain penalty with stunning save
Reuters
In most cases, we assign fault for missed penalties to the taker. After all, if a professional player can't score from 12 yards out, they must have done something wrong.
As exhibited by Milan goalkeeper Diego Lopez in Sunday's match against Napoli, that's not always the case.
Sometimes, as Gonzalo Higuain learned, you simply have to tip your cap to the shot-stopper.
That stretch.
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